{
  "id": 1247420,
  "title": "'Are You Even Human?': Elderly Man Pushed To Ground After Patting Girl’s Head At Singapore Coffee Shop - WATCH",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/are-you-even-human-elderly-man-pushed-to-ground-after-patting-girls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/are-you-even-human-elderly-man-pushed-to-ground-after-patting-girls-head-at-us-coffee-shop-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An elderly man in his 70s, who has difficulty walking and struggles with leg and hip injuries, was reportedly pushed to the ground by a furious father at a Singapore coffee shop. The incident unfolded after the elderly man, who assists at a food stall, patted a young girl on the head as he passed her table. A woman nearby intervened, removing his hand. Moments later, the man returned and confronted the elderly individual, who was allegedly shoved, causing him to fall. The elderly man, who apologized and offered the father a drink later, now suffers from severe back pain due to the fall. Police have confirmed the report of the incident and are conducting an investigation into the circumstances leading up to and following the confrontation.",
  "summary": "Police are investigating an incident at a coffee shop in Singapore's East Coast where an elderly man was allegedly pushed to the ground after he patted a young girl on the head. The incident came to light after a Facebook post was shared on August 15 by a user named Bei-ing Wanton Noodle, who identified the elderly man as his father and sought information about the person involved. CCTV footage…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Police identify man after elderly man shoved to ground over patting girl's head",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/police-identify-man-after-elderly-man-shoved-to-ground-over-patting",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:22:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}